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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Ron Guidry	580.0
2	J.R. Richard	562.58
3	Dennis Eckersley	561.57
4	Nolan Ryan	557.68
5	Tom Seaver	550.43
6	Steve Carlton	538.84
7	Phil Niekro	536.2
8	Burt Hooton	530.34
9	Bert Blyleven	517.28
10	Steve Rogers	516.1
11	Mike Flanagan	513.02
12	Fergie Jenkins	506.45
13	Jim Palmer	505.01
14	Rick Reuschel	500.01
15	Dave Goltz	499.63
16	Gaylord Perry	499.38
17	Don Sutton	498.37
18	Craig Swan	497.41
19	Jerry Koosman	496.86
20	Mike Caldwell	496.51
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	John Candelaria	494.58
22	Luis Tiant	492.56
23	Tommy John	491.77
24	Dennis Martinez	489.61
25	Dennis Leonard	489.55
26	Lary Sorensen	478.64
27	Ken Kravec	477.08
28	Jim Slaton	475.76
29	Randy Jones	474.41
30	Joe Niekro	472.62
31	Paul Splittorff	470.2
32	Fred Norman	467.06
33	Jon Matlack	465.13
34	Vida Blue	458.88
35	Bob Forsch	455.79
36	Mike Torrez	455.44
37	Rick Wise	455.2
38	Bob Knepper	454.2
39	Pete Vuckovich	453.64
40	Steve Stone	453.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Tom Underwood	453.42
42	Ed Figueroa	451.87
43	John Denny	449.16
44	Geoff Zahn	447.93
45	Frank Tanana	447.87
46	Dick Ruthven	445.09
47	John Montefusco	444.15
48	Bill Bonham	442.4
49	Rick Langford	441.67
50	Dave Frost	441.28
51	Nino Espinosa	440.13
52	Ed Halicki	439.46
53	Bill Travers	439.41
54	Don Robinson	436.54
55	Larry Gura	431.83
56	Scott McGregor	430.24
57	Francisco Barrios	430.07
58	Milt Wilcox	429.74
59	Don Aase	429.27
60	Mike Krukow	428.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dave Rozema	428.58
62	Dennis Lamp	427.6
63	Larry Christenson	427.43
64	Catfish Hunter	425.8
65	Steve Renko	425.06
66	Silvio Martinez	422.58
67	Rick Waits	421.44
68	Steve Comer	418.72
69	Mike LaCoss	417.44
70	Mike Parrott	417.12
71	Rich Gale	414.72
72	Randy Lerch	413.66
73	Jim Barr	412.5
74	Bill Lee	411.25
75	Floyd Bannister	411.24
76	Ross Grimsley	409.66
77	Jack Morris	408.94
78	Doyle Alexander	408.42
79	Jack Billingham	407.24
80	John Henry Johnson	405.64
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Doug Rau	404.58
82	Rich Wortham	404.47
83	Eric Rasmussen	404.11
84	Bob Shirley	402.16
85	Ross Baumgarten	400.13
86	Dan Schatzeder	398.91
87	Scott Sanderson	395.94
88	Dave Lemanczyk	394.78
89	Bruce Kison	394.75
90	Joaquin Andujar	394.34
91	Roger Erickson	393.27
92	Pete Falcone	392.72
93	Eddie Solomon	391.65
94	Lynn McGlothen	391.15
95	Jim Rooker	390.01
96	Bob Owchinko	388.37
97	Matt Keough	385.88
98	Ken Forsch	385.51
99	Paul Moskau	384.9
100	Rick Honeycutt	384.83
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Rick Sutcliffe	383.46
102	Glenn Abbott	383.39
103	Rick Matula	382.59
104	Moose Haas	381.89
105	Kevin Kobel	381.42
106	John Fulgham	380.53
107	Dock Ellis	380.46
108	Chris Knapp	379.76
109	Tom Hume	378.6
110	Jim Clancy	378.24
111	John Curtis	378.24
112	Bob Stanley	375.89
113	Mike Paxton	373.76
114	Paul Mitchell	371.11
115	Jesse Jefferson	371.09
116	Jim Bibby	367.74
117	Doc Medich	366.68
118	Mark Lemongello	366.45
119	Pat Underwood	364.62
120	Dan Petry	363.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Tony Brizzolara	362.38
122	Jim Beattie	362.32
123	Mickey Mahler	362.25
124	Dave Stieb	361.74
125	Len Barker	361.52
126	Bob Welch	360.31
127	Brian Kingman	359.72
128	Steve Busby	359.35
129	Steve Trout	356.62
130	Ken Holtzman	354.48
131	Ed Whitson	352.44
132	Paul Hartzell	351.5
133	Jerry Reuss	350.02
134	Steve McCatty	349.19
135	Phil Huffman	348.66
136	Mike Norris	348.29
137	Pat Zachry	347.44
138	Rick Williams	347.4
139	Philip Nastu	347.22
140	Balor Moore	346.37
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Rick Rhoden	346.34
142	Jim Kaat	344.16
143	Tom Hausman	342.95
144	Eric Wilkins	341.51
145	Larry McWilliams	339.99
146	Chuck Rainey	339.98
147	Odell Jones	339.71
148	John D'Acquisto	337.69
149	Kip Young	336.52
150	Dan Spillner	334.85
151	Andy Hassler	334.54
152	David Palmer	334.37
153	Dickie Noles	332.16
154	Byron McLaughlin	331.57
155	Bill Caudill	331.42
156	Roy Thomas	330.59
157	Vern Ruhle	329.44
158	Danny Darwin	328.55
159	Craig Chamberlain	327.37
160	Andy Messersmith	326.95
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Bruce Robbins	326.92
162	David Clyde	326.5
163	Randy Niemann	325.98
164	Wayne Garland	325.6
165	Mike Morgan	325.27
166	Darrell Jackson	324.56
167	Pete Redfern	323.57
168	Craig Minetto	321.78
169	Jerry Augustine	321.28
170	Brian Allard	320.34
171	Steve Baker	317.92
172	Rob Dressler	317.18
173	Randy Scarbery	317.15
174	Don Hood	317.0
175	Charlie Hough	314.51
176	Dave Hamilton	314.46
177	Frank Pastore	314.08
178	Rudy May	312.89
179	Marty Pattin	311.65
180	Steve Eddy	310.9
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Mike Chris	310.5
182	Preston Hanna	310.43
183	Joel Finch	309.32
184	Bob Sykes	308.93
185	Ralph Botting	308.36
186	Allen Ripley	308.21
187	Butch Edge	307.79
188	Fred Howard	307.71
189	Frank LaCorte	307.69
190	Sammy Stewart	306.74
191	Dick Drago	305.83
192	Mike Marshall	305.42
193	Jackson Todd	305.22
194	Mike Proly	304.7
195	Kevin Saucier	303.59
196	Mike Scott	302.61
197	Jim Wright	302.3
198	Dave Rajsich	301.84
199	Shane Rawley	301.35
200	Steve Mura	301.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
201	Dwight Bernard	300.85
202	Dave Ford	300.36

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